Due to the construction of the Metro Manila Subway, the portion of the avenue from Shaw Boulevard to Anda Road, adjacent to Capitol Commons, has been closed since October 3, 2022, and is planned to remain closed until 2028.[2][3]
Route description
Spanning 1.6 kilometers (0.99 mi), the avenue begins at Shaw Boulevard in barangays Oranbo and Kapitolyo in Pasig. It runs between the Capitol Commons development on the east side and a residential village and townhouses of San Antonio to the west. It curves slightly north and intersects with Capt. Henry Javier Street towards the Department of Education complex and PhilSports Complex. A few hundred meters north, the avenue crosses Julia Vargas Avenue via a flyover, then passes through the busy Ortigas Center business district on the west side and Ayala Malls The 30th, Metrowalk, and several other retail establishments on the east. The avenue ends at Ortigas Avenue with the Meralco Building as a terminating vista.
Before August 2012, the approximately 0.5-kilometer (0.31 mi) segment from Capt. Henry Javier Street to Shaw Boulevard was previously a 9.7-meter-wide (32 ft) two-lane road. In anticipation of increased traffic due to the development of Capitol Commons, the segment of the road was widened to a 22.2-meter (73 ft) carriageway with three northbound lanes and two southbound lanes, with a lane width of 3.22 meters (10.6 ft) each as a result of a joint effort between Ortigas and Company and the Pasig government.[4]